Song, who manages a state-run supermarket with freezers stocked full of pork and beef and rows of dairy, bakery and canned goods, is part of a paradigm shift within North Korea. Three generations into the Kim family's ruling dynasty, markets have... Read more

On the country's bumpy highways, caravans of cram-packed long-distance buses and trucks hauling goods from city to city are common. More products made in Pyongyang are found in rural areas these days, and vice versa. Although the use of U.S. dollars... Read more

Ruslan Kogan expects a number of online retailers will collapse next year, and his eCommerce empire is ready to pick up a bargain.
The founder and chief executive of Kogan.com says he's on the lookout for acquisitions after unveiling strong annual... Read more

TRUMP TROUBLE: More turmoil at the White House added to investor pessimism. President Donald Trump abandoned his plans to form an infrastructure advisory council, a day after the administration said would close down two other advisory councils made... Read more

SAN FRANCISCO: The ousted chief executive officer of Uber Technologies Inc called a lawsuit filed against him by one of the company's top investors a "public and personal attack" without merit, according to court documents filed late on... Read more

REUTERS: India's No. 2 IT Services company Infosys Ltd said Vishal Sikka had resigned as managing director and chief executive of the company with immediate effect, sending shares tumbling more than 7 percent in early trading on Friday.
The move... Read more

TRUMP TROUBLE: More turmoil at the White House added to investor pessimism. President Donald Trump abandoned his plans to form an infrastructure advisory council, a day after the administration said would close down two other advisory councils made... Read more

On the country's bumpy highways, caravans of cram-packed long-distance buses and trucks hauling goods from city to city are common. More products made in Pyongyang are found in rural areas these days, and vice versa. Although the use of U.S. dollars... Read more

Song, who manages a state-run supermarket with freezers stocked full of pork and beef and rows of dairy, bakery and canned goods, is part of a paradigm shift within North Korea. Three generations into the Kim family's ruling dynasty, markets have... Read more

10 years ago one penny of every dollar spent in Dougherty County went into SPLOST V collections.
More than $103 million was collected in the 6 years total for SPLOST V.
So, 10 years later, was that money wisely spent?
You might be surprised to... Read more

Song, who manages a state-run supermarket with freezers stocked full of pork and beef and rows of dairy, bakery and canned goods, is part of a paradigm shift within North Korea. Three generations into the Kim family's ruling dynasty, markets have... Read more

On the country's bumpy highways, caravans of cram-packed long-distance buses and trucks hauling goods from city to city are common. More products made in Pyongyang are found in rural areas these days, and vice versa. Although the use of U.S. dollars... Read more

TRUMP TROUBLE: More turmoil at the White House added to investor pessimism. President Donald Trump abandoned his plans to form an infrastructure advisory council, a day after the administration said would close down two other advisory councils made... Read more

TRUMP TROUBLE: More turmoil at the White House added to investor pessimism. President Donald Trump abandoned his plans to form an infrastructure advisory council, a day after the administration said would close down two other advisory councils made... Read more

By Shu Zhang and Engen Tham BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese banks are set to see a slowdown in lending growth in the second half of the year, having exhausted most of their annual credit quota, raising the spectre of corporate defaults as... Read more

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Genting HK H1 losses widen to US$203.2mHONG KONG: Genting Hong Kong has reported a net loss of US$203.2mil for the six

HONG KONG: Genting Hong Kong has reported a net loss of US$203.2mil for the six months ended June 30, compared to a loss of US$54.6mil in the first half of 2016, as operating expenses increased.
Revenue was US$532.5mil in H1FY17, 22.2% higher than... Read more

10 years ago one penny of every dollar spent in Dougherty County went into SPLOST V collections.
More than $103 million was collected in the 6 years total for SPLOST V.
So, 10 years later, was that money wisely spent?
You might be surprised to... Read more

It could happen in March 2019 when the UK leaves the customs union. Or it could be two or three years later if the proposed transitionary period is adopted. Nobody knows until it is settled at the Brexit talks. But the return of duty-free shopping on... Read more

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Malaysia's economy grew at faster pace of 5.8% in Q2KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's economy grew at a faster pace of 5.8% in the second qu

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's economy grew at a faster pace of 5.8% in the second quarter ended June 2017, exceeding economists' forecast of a 5.4% expansion, underpinned by the services and manufacturing sectors.
The Statistics Department said on Friday... Read more

Most people in the North East say their elderly parents will have to look after themselves in old age.
Research by the comparison website uSwitch has revealed three-quarters of young people do not expect to help their parents financially as they... Read more

Lenovo has reported flat quarter-on-quarter revenue, but is content to have achieved that as it reflects stabilisation in its data centre and mobile businesses.
CEO and chairman Yuanqing Yang today declared himself broadly satisfied with a Q1 2018... Read more

TRUMP TROUBLE: More turmoil at the White House added to investor pessimism. President Donald Trump abandoned his plans to form an infrastructure advisory council, a day after the administration said would close down two other advisory councils made... Read more

TRUMP TROUBLE: More turmoil at the White House added to investor pessimism. President Donald Trump abandoned his plans to form an infrastructure advisory council, a day after the administration said would close down two other advisory councils made... Read more

Infosys has dipped 6% to Rs 958 on BSE in early morning trade after Vishal Sikka resigned as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company with immediate effect.
Infosys said the succession plan for appointment of a new... Read more

TRUMP TROUBLE: More turmoil at the White House added to investor pessimism. President Donald Trump abandoned his plans to form an infrastructure advisory council, a day after the administration said would close down two other advisory councils made... Read more

In a filing to BSE, the company said, “Sikka reiterated his belief in the great potential of Infosys, but cited among his reasons for leaving a continuous stream of distractions and disruptions over the recent months and quarters, increasingly... Read more

TRUMP TROUBLE: More turmoil at the White House added to investor pessimism. President Donald Trump abandoned his plans to form an infrastructure advisory council, a day after the administration said would close down two other advisory councils made... Read more